American Holiday Traditions

[AFK]

Oh c'mon now. I mean that's not very cool but it isn't the worst thing in the world and hell, you still get to visit them and stuff.
They make wee trees. Hell I just saw some in Target today that are about 6" high with il bitty lights powered by USB.
Damn they were cute.
No reason you can't just enjoy what it's all about. Remember Charlie Brown? Yeah... that's the stuff.

Depression?  I've always found that one of the most popular holiday specials is basically centered around some bald kid who seems to suffer from Depression.  Oh yeah, there's the God stuff too I suppose.  A very good troll I thinks. 

[Nephew Twiddleton]

I'm glad we don't have a Black Friday.  The closest we get is the Boxing Day/New Years sales, and since the British naturally form lines at the drop of a hat, it is quite sedate.

Sounds preferable to me. I actually really dislike Christmas because of the way America treats it. It looks kinda like this for 2010:

October 31- Halloween
November 15- Stores start playing Christmas music. Some people, in their competition to outdo the neighbors, have already converted their homes and yards into the North Pole/Bethlehem
November 25- Thanksgiving. Black Friday people await midnight opening of stores
November 26- See dimo's youtube links
November 28- Advent actually begins, despite the fact that people have been preparing for a good portion of the month prior
December 5- Projected beginning of murderous urges induced by incessant and irritating Christmas music
December 23- I go, Oh shit, I still haven't bought anything for anyone.
December 24- Christmas shopping/Wrapping gifts in newspaper
December 26- I say thank god its fucking over
-  Except it WON'T be over, because people will leave their decorations out, and anyone who complains is in the WAR ON CHRISTMAS.

I fix.

But at least the music will stop. Oh god the music....

[Cain]

I'm glad we don't have a Black Friday.  The closest we get is the Boxing Day/New Years sales, and since the British naturally form lines at the drop of a hat, it is quite sedate.

Sounds preferable to me. I actually really dislike Christmas because of the way America treats it. It looks kinda like this for 2010:

October 31- Halloween
November 15- Stores start playing Christmas music. Some people, in their competition to outdo the neighbors, have already converted their homes and yards into the North Pole/Bethlehem
November 25- Thanksgiving. Black Friday people await midnight opening of stores
November 26- See dimo's youtube links
November 28- Advent actually begins, despite the fact that people have been preparing for a good portion of the month prior
December 5- Projected beginning of murderous urges induced by incessant and irritating Christmas music
December 23- I go, Oh shit, I still haven't bought anything for anyone.
December 24- Christmas shopping/Wrapping gifts in newspaper
December 26- I say thank god its fucking over
-  Except it WON'T be over, because people will leave their decorations out, and anyone who complains is in the WAR ON CHRISTMAS.

I fix.

Eric Pickles has declared the War on Christmas is over, and Christmas has won.

No-one has the heart to tell him there isn't a war on Christmas.  Well, one staffer tried, and was unfortunately eaten.

[Cain]

I'm glad we don't have a Black Friday.  The closest we get is the Boxing Day/New Years sales, and since the British naturally form lines at the drop of a hat, it is quite sedate.

Ooh that gives me an idea, I wonder if it's possible to coax the British queueing behaviour into some kind of ant death spiral type of thing?

We gotta try this, next Day of Discord.

For starters, since we're a group of at least five or so, I bet we can get people to form lines just about anywhere by just standing in a line and waiting until people join at the end. Ok, there has to be some reason for them to get in the line in the first place, but I'm sure it could be something really simple, the value of the simple thing being of course greatly amplified by the fact that people are queueing up for it!

And then, I don't know, with the correct signs and promises of FREE CAKE, to form a line around a (small) building into a loop perhaps?

I bet the line would even appear to move, since people tend to push forward.

So long as there is some kind of makeshift counter, this is guaranteed to work.

[Disco Pickle]

I'm glad we don't have a Black Friday.  The closest we get is the Boxing Day/New Years sales, and since the British naturally form lines at the drop of a hat, it is quite sedate.

Sounds preferable to me. I actually really dislike Christmas because of the way America treats it. It looks kinda like this for 2010:

October 31- Halloween
November 15- Stores start playing Christmas music. Some people, in their competition to outdo the neighbors, have already converted their homes and yards into the North Pole/Bethlehem
November 25- Thanksgiving. Black Friday people await midnight opening of stores
November 26- See dimo's youtube links
November 28- Advent actually begins, despite the fact that people have been preparing for a good portion of the month prior
December 5- Projected beginning of murderous urges induced by incessant and irritating Christmas music
December 23- I go, Oh shit, I still haven't bought anything for anyone.
December 24- Christmas shopping/Wrapping gifts in newspaper
December 26- I say thank god its fucking over
-  Except it WON'T be over, because people will leave their decorations out, and anyone who complains is in the WAR ON CHRISTMAS.

I fix.

Eric Pickles has declared the War on Christmas is over, and Christmas has won.

No-one has the heart to tell him there isn't a war on Christmas.  Well, one staffer tried, and was unfortunately eaten.

I really don't like that manatee's name. 

[Cain]

 

That's probably one of the kinder things I've heard him called.  Pickles does not want to be a fat jolly man, he prefers to be a fat, evil man.

[Suu]

How dare you insult a manatee like that!!

[Richter]

In fact, can I have your permission to use that?

Sure!  Just include props to "Richter", and send me one please!

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Oh c'mon now. I mean that's not very cool but it isn't the worst thing in the world and hell, you still get to visit them and stuff.
They make wee trees. Hell I just saw some in Target today that are about 6" high with il bitty lights powered by USB.
Damn they were cute.
No reason you can't just enjoy what it's all about. Remember Charlie Brown? Yeah... that's the stuff.

Depression?  I've always found that one of the most popular holiday specials is basically centered around some bald kid who seems to suffer from Depression.  Oh yeah, there's the God stuff too I suppose.  A very good troll I thinks. 

Yeah.. I know, but. I'ma start slappin the sad outta people I swear.

In fact, can I have your permission to use that?

Sure!  Just include props to "Richter", and send me one please!

sweeeet

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Oh c'mon now. I mean that's not very cool but it isn't the worst thing in the world and hell, you still get to visit them and stuff.
They make wee trees. Hell I just saw some in Target today that are about 6" high with il bitty lights powered by USB.
Damn they were cute.
No reason you can't just enjoy what it's all about. Remember Charlie Brown? Yeah... that's the stuff.

Depression?  I've always found that one of the most popular holiday specials is basically centered around some bald kid who seems to suffer from Depression.  Oh yeah, there's the God stuff too I suppose.  A very good troll I thinks. 

Yeah.. I know, but. I'ma start slappin the sad outta people I swear.

What about the grouchiness?

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Grouchiness is ok, I'm about as grumpy as fat old men can get.
As long as you're yelling "Merry friggin XMAS!!" through your mossy old dentures, then it's ok.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Grouchiness is ok, I'm about as grumpy as fat old men can get.
As long as you're yelling "Merry friggin XMAS!!" through your mossy old dentures, then it's ok.

I don't have dentures though...

[Jasper]

I'm glad we don't have a Black Friday.  The closest we get is the Boxing Day/New Years sales, and since the British naturally form lines at the drop of a hat, it is quite sedate.

Sounds preferable to me. I actually really dislike Christmas because of the way America treats it. It looks kinda like this for 2010:

October 31- Halloween
November 15- Stores start playing Christmas music. Some people, in their competition to outdo the neighbors, have already converted their homes and yards into the North Pole/Bethlehem
November 25- Thanksgiving. Black Friday people await midnight opening of stores
November 26- See dimo's youtube links
November 28- Advent actually begins, despite the fact that people have been preparing for a good portion of the month prior
December 5- Projected beginning of murderous urges induced by incessant and irritating Christmas music
December 23- I go, Oh shit, I still haven't bought anything for anyone.
December 24- Christmas shopping/Wrapping gifts in newspaper
December 26- I say thank god its fucking over
-  Except it WON'T be over, because people will leave their decorations out, and anyone who complains is in the WAR ON CHRISTMAS.

I fix.

Eric Pickles has declared the War on Christmas is over, and Christmas has won.

No-one has the heart to tell him there isn't a war on Christmas.  Well, one staffer tried, and was unfortunately eaten.

Aaahahaha!  He looks like those photoshops where the person's face is shrunk to half size!  What the hell! 

[Sir Squid Diddimus]

Grouchiness is ok, I'm about as grumpy as fat old men can get.
As long as you're yelling "Merry friggin XMAS!!" through your mossy old dentures, then it's ok.

I don't have dentures though...

I'll give ya some 

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Grouchiness is ok, I'm about as grumpy as fat old men can get.
As long as you're yelling "Merry friggin XMAS!!" through your mossy old dentures, then it's ok.

I don't have dentures though...

I'll give ya some 

Awesome, then I'll have something to be grumpy about!